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Mazda121
Production1975 – present
Recorded originJapan
Classpassenger car
Background
The Mazda 121 name has been used on a variety of Mazda automobiles for various export markets from 1975 until 2002:1975–1981 — Piston engined variants of the second generation Mazda Cosmo sports car
1986–1991 — First generation Ford Festiva; subcompact car
1991–1998 — Autozam Revue; subcompact four-door sedan
1996–2002 — First generation Mazda Demio; subcompact car
1996–2002 — Badge engineered version of the fourth-generation Ford Fiesta subcompact car, sold in some European markets
Text adapted from “Mazda 121” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07
Chronology ledger
Dates with their meaning intact
Netherlands RDW first-admission observations1976–1994
First-admission years observed in Dutch vehicle registrations; this is market evidence, not a worldwide production range.
Netherlands RDW ↗19 years